Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
By Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette
This is a profile of the most famous Messerschmitt.
Under the aircraft the story tells of the performance, specifications and capabilities of this sleek fighter.
Painted in the color scheme of the Luftwaffe Ace Horst Petzschler. These are open editions only.
Print Size 11 x 17" Open Edition Laser Prints $50.00
Prints are signed by Ace Horst Petzschler
By Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette
In April 1944, Master Sergeant Petzschler was transferred to JG3 Udet near Madeburg, Germany. Horst was now flying against the enemy bomber formations that were striking deep into Germany almost daily. In the above Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6 "Black14", Horst shot down a B-17, a B-24 and two P-51 Mustangs.
Horst claimed his first two American aircraft on May 12, 1944 as his squadron was sent up against the bomber formations over Frankfurt.
Once they reached altitude, he and his fellow pilots attacked the B-17’s head on. As Horst raced at full speed into the oncoming bombers, he selected his target.
Viewing the bomber through his gun sites, the bombers grew in size quickly. Squeezing his trigger, Horst saw his tracers reach out at the fast approaching B-17. Bright flashes appeared between the engines of the Flying Fortress striking the fuel tanks in the wing. The bombers inside engine then exploded as it took direct hits from the cannon of Horst’s "Black 14".
Within the blink of an eye as Horst pulled up and over the stricken Fortress, his gun camera filmed the bombers wing start to collapse sending the once mighty bomber to the German country side trailed by the parachutes of its surviving crew members.
As Horst cleared the bomber formation he looked up and saw a flight of Mustangs diving on him. Horst thought that he would dive to get away, but knew that he would then have five Mustangs with a speed advantage on his tail. He pulled up to meet the diving Mustangs and fired on the lead aircraft. His first shots struck the enemy plane, and as they passed the Mustang exploded into a fireball.
His next victory was on May 14th against a B-24 returning to England from its mission. Again with a head on attack, Horst was able to drop the American heavy bomber.
On May 28th , the American 352nr Fighter Group attacked Petzschler and his wing man over Magdeburg. The American pilot Capt. Woody Anderson came in quickly on the rear of Petzschler 's wing man and shot him down. Capt. Anderson was going so fast that he shot over Petschler's aircraft. As Capt. Anderson passed over, Horst pulled up the nose of His Bf109 and fired into the American Mustang. Horst watched the Mustang nose down trailing a slipstream of coolant. As Horst watched the enemy plane fall, his aircraft was then struck by Capt. Anderson’s wingman’s guns. With his "Black 14" disabled, Horst bailed out and was assigned another "Black 14", Bf109 G-6.
As the allies were invading France, Horst was again transferred back to Russia where he scored against nineteen more Russian aircraft.
Horst Petzschler flew 297 missions ending the war with 26 confirmed aerial victories. Petzschler was awarded the Iron Cross first and second class along with the Golden Fighter Clasp as he passed 150 frontline sorties of which 126 were fighter bomber missions in the FW-190-A-4 against the Russians. He also received the Goblet of Honor for passing 250 missions. Horst was recommended for the Knights Cross, as the war came to an end.
This is a photo was taken from the gun camera of Horst Petzschler's Bf109 G-6 illustrated above in my print.
This shows the frontal attack which was preferred by the Luftwaffe pilots. Horst downed this B-17 in one pass flying the above Messerschmitt.
Like a shark.
JG 3
If you order both of the signed prints of Petzschler the FW 190 and the Bf 109 G-6 you will receive one 8 x 10 photos signed by the ace!
This is a photo of the Ace in flight in Number 14.
This photo and history is from the Luftwaffe Classic, "Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile", by Claes Sundin and Christer Bergstrom.
You can see that Horst personally autographed this page for me.
All research, writings and artwork are by Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette.
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2-10-07